The smile in Bai Song's eyes faded, and Bai Bai and Bai Yuan took half a step forward at the same time. The moment the lid of the box was opened, the scent of sandalwood mixed with ink hit them in the face.

Bai Song casually pulled out the topmost brocade box, which contained ten brushes. "Grandpa heard you were practicing calligraphy here, so he spent a whole day searching the storehouse to collect them."

He picked up a snow-white pen with a gold thread wrapped around the penholder:

"This is called Sheep Hair Frost Snow, and it's made from the softest hair on the ear tips of Tibetan wild sheep.

Writing regular script is like a feather sweeping across the paper."

He pulled out another one that glowed purple. "This purple wolf-hair sword is made entirely of the hard hairs from the necks of old wolves in Changbai Mountain. It can withstand a thousand pounds of force when writing calligraphy."

He dumped the entire box of pens onto the table. Some were inlaid with turquoise, others were wrapped with silver silk and auspicious cloud patterns.

"This Xiangfei bamboo pen has a pen holder made of 300-year-old bamboo.

This one is made of hair dyed with the tears of South China Sea mermaids, and the writing is luminous."

Bai Bai had already placed ten inkstones on the table. The most ordinary ones glowed faintly. "This Chengni inkstone is the most special. It's made from ancient mud from the Yellow River. Even when I grind ink in winter, it won't freeze."

Bai Yuan finally pulled out the ink sticks wrapped in oil paper. Twenty of them formed a small mountain. "This is the finest material among all the Huizhou inks. Huangshan pine smoke mixed with deer antler glue. The ink produced is a shiny black."

He casually opened an ingot, and the golden characters "Hu Kaiwen" were clearly visible on it: "Grandpa said that the ink that smells like pine when it is ground and is not choking is the real thing."

The three brothers spoke in a natural tone, like they were chatting about family matters, which left all the ladies in the room stunned.

As Bai Song finished speaking, the ladies in the hall looked at each other, and Su Tang subconsciously clenched the handkerchief in her hand.

The princess tapped her fingertips on the gilded teacup and said, "The Bai family is truly a hidden gem. I can't even find many of these tributes from the previous dynasty in my palace's storehouse."

However, the Bai family made such a big fuss over a small matter like a pen. They were really protecting their own people to the extreme.

Just as the princess put down the teacup heavily, a voice suddenly came from outside.

"General Huo and Madam Huo request to see you!" This shout startled all the ladies in the room so much that their teacups almost fell to the ground.

The eldest princess rolled her eyes slightly. What was she trying to do?

General Huo's long silver beard swayed in the wind. He stepped over the threshold wearing a black cloak, and his eyes fell on Bai Wanwan.

He slammed the ground with his dragon-headed cane: "You little girl, you're having a good time here, and you don't even think about going to see Grandpa!"

Bai Wanwan had already pounced on him like a nimble little deer, hugged his legs and looked up, acting coquettishly: "Grandpa, I miss you so much, you never come to play with me!"

"Oh dear! It's my fault. I brought you a lot of food..."

Bai Wanwan quickly shook her head and said, "I can't eat anymore today..."

"It's okay. I brought you a lot of snacks. You can eat them tomorrow." General Huo touched her face and said.

He looked at the eldest princess and said, "I hope you are well, Princess!"

The eldest princess smiled and said, "You look very well!"

General Huo laughed heartily and said:

"It's OK. I'll trouble you to take care of my little girl. I will visit her often.

Now that I’m older, I just like playing with this little girl.”

The eldest princess was too tired to complain. These two people really treated her home as their own backyard.

But she had no way to fight back, because General Huo was the God of War!

Suddenly, someone outside shouted, "General Gu and Madam Gu are here..."

Gu Sinian's grandparents also arrived. The eldest princess's eyes went dark and she almost fainted.

Those noble ladies sat in their seats like quails, not daring to move.

Who would have thought that the four evil gods would all be here today.

What is even more surprising is that the two famous war gods from the south and the north also came.

This scene made everyone present dumbfounded.

When the two war gods stood there, the murderous aura on their bodies was like a knife, which made people feel scared just by looking at them.

As soon as Bai Wanwan saw General Gu, she immediately ran over and shouted crisply, "Grandpa Gu! Grandpa Gu!"

General Gu smiled and picked her up, rocked her, and said jokingly:

"Little girl, I haven't seen you for just a few days, and you've gained a lot of weight.

Your grandma Gu was always talking about you and insisted on coming to see you. I heard that you are now Shen Tao's study partner?"

Shen Tao's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly walked over properly, calling out respectfully, "Hello, Master."

General Gu snorted, his tone somewhat teasing: "Don't call me Master, you are very capable now!"

Shen Tao blushed and quickly waved his hands to explain: "No, no, I'm still far from that!"

Mr. Gu is Shen Tao's martial arts master. He taught him a lot of real kung fu, and Shen Tao respects him very much.

Madam Gu hugged Bai Wanwan and said, "Oh! My dear, grandma brought you a lot of good things. Do you like them?"

As soon as Madam Gu finished speaking, the maid behind her brought in a carved red lacquered wooden box.

The moment the lid of the box was opened, jewels and precious stones poured out, including mutton-fat jade bracelets stacked with gilded hairpins and ruby ​​hairpins with oriental pearl tassels.

Twelve layers of brocade, set against a dazzling array of gold and silver jewelry, made Bai Wanwan's pupils sparkle.

Madam Gu affectionately scratched Bai Wanwan's nose, hugged her tighter, and picked up a golden hairpin with a peony branch on her fingertips:

"Look at these! They were made by the old craftsmen in the Imperial Household Department. They are inlaid with tourmaline and inlaid with filigree.

If you wear it on your hair, it will surely be more beautiful than the fairy in the painting."

As he spoke, he grabbed another coral necklace and tried it on Bai Wanwan's neck. The Hetian jade bells hanging from the necklace jingled. "And this one, I specially picked out the material with rich water content. It will definitely complement my darling granddaughter's delicate beauty!"

Bai Wanwan tilted her little face up, gently stroked the cool jade bracelet with her fingertips and said, "I like it, I like it very much!"

She rubbed her head against Madam Gu's bosom and said, "Grandma is the best! These are more beautiful than the stars in the sky!"

The ladies looked at these and swallowed their saliva. Oh my god! Where can you see these good things normally?

The corners of the princess' mouth twitched slightly. What the hell was this? Wasn't she just a little girl? Was she really that protective?

She finally understood that these people came today just to intimidate her.

The key point is that her disappointing son follows Bai Wanwan closely, like Bai Wanwan's lackey. How can this be acceptable?

She coughed and said, "How about this! You should take Wanwan back home!"

Shen Tao suddenly glared at her and said, "No, Wanwan is my study partner. She has to stay with me. Besides, she can supervise me. If she leaves, I will leave too..."

The eldest princess was so angry that she almost threw a punch. She suppressed her anger and said, "Then can she make you go to school on time every day?"

Shen Tao nodded and said, "Of course I can. I went to school today and I even memorized the Three Character Classic."

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